Stories from Friday, February 15, 2013

Twenty wrestlers who are ranked in Class 4A in their respective weight classes will be taking part in the Pittsburg Class 4A Regional Tournament Friday and Saturday. Fort Scott High School will have five ranked wrestlers, more than any of the 15 schools in the field...

Feb. 1 Motorist assist, 1700 block National Traffic stop, 1800 block Wall Motorist assist, 1000 block Holbrook Request ambulance, 1700 block 1st 911 hang-up, 1600 block National Check vehicle, Hwy 69 Found property, 1600 block National...

Robin Race Yeubanks, Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on 2/13/13 at 10:37 a.m. for a warrant out of Phillips County, and is currently being held on a $1,400 cash -only bond.

Leonard A. White, age 90, resident of Cavalry Crossing, Fort Scott, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Mercy Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main.

Betty Lou Spillman, 88 of Pittsburg, Kan., formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., died at 1:10 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. She was born March 12, 1924 in Blue Mound the daughter of William McKinley and Alma (Tinsley) Johnson. On March 20, 1940 she was united in marriage to Lloyd Spillman in Iola, Kan.; he preceded her in death...

Carol Maxine Walrod, age 87, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Maxine was born Aug. 30, 1925 in Prescott, Kan., the daughter of Harry Pritchett and Isabell Swigar Pritchett. She was a 1943 graduate of Prescott High School...

The expiration date for filing applications for Emergency Disaster loans by farmers and ranchers in Bourbon County is March 18, according to Robert E. White, farm loan manager for the Farm Service Agency. Those needing farm credit as a result of drought on April 1, 2012 and continuing and who believe they are eligible for FSA assistance, should make their applications at the FSA county office in Girard, before the expiration date, White said in a news release...

A golf tournament and raffle are being held to raise funds for Fort Scott Middle School student Hunter Hawley. Hunter was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006, and after doctoring at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, was diagnosed cancer-free two years later. Within three months, the cancer had returned and Hunter was hospitalized for a month. In 2012 Hunter finished his chemotherapy treatments, but one month...

It all started four years ago, from conversations between Scott Moore, pastor at the Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene, and Jeremy Culbertson, the youth pastor at the church. Culbertson has been at the church for five years, originally from Portland, Ore...

It was only fitting that an informative session on Valentine's Day at Mercy Hospital focused on one of the most important organs in the human body -- the heart. In conjunction with American Heart Month, the hospital offered a free lunch and learn session Thursday titled "What's Your Heart Telling You?" The presentation was offered by featured speaker, Mercy Heartcare cardiologist Jose DeHoyos, who discussed the symptoms of heart disease and treatment options, the functions of the human heart and tips on preventing various heart ailments.. ...

Fort Scott High School orchestra helps couple celebrate Valentine's Day anniverary